Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.83Use of information in animal welfare offence report
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sec.83 Use of information in animal welfare offence report
This section applies if the chief executive is considering information about a person contained in an animal welfare offence report. The information must not be used for any purpose other than to make the registration decision. When making the decision, the chief executive must have regard to the following matters relating to information about the commission of an offence by the person— when the offence was committed; the nature of the offence and its relevance to the decision. (sec.83-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive is considering information about a person contained in an animal welfare offence report. (sec.83-ssec.2) The information must not be used for any purpose other than to make the registration decision. (sec.83-ssec.3) When making the decision, the chief executive must have regard to the following matters relating to information about the commission of an offence by the person— when the offence was committed; the nature of the offence and its relevance to the decision.
- (a) when the offence was committed;
- (b) the nature of the offence and its relevance to the decision.